Bristol-based retail management software pioneer Brightpearl has been acquired by enterprise software giant Sage for £223m after spending the past few years recovering from stagnating sales. Brightpearl supplies more than 1,000 retail customers, including some of the world’s biggest brands in the sector, with its operating system, allowing them...
Bristol-based professionals at Smith & Williamson have advised fast-growing HR technology platform Connectr on a multi-million pound investment deal. The £5m follow-on funding into the leading digital employee mentoring platform was made by Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments. London-based Connectr, formerly known as MyKindaFuture,...
SETsquared Bristol has appointed Marty Reid as its new director, taking over from Monika Radclyffe, who has led the world-leading tech incubator since 2016. Marty, pictured, takes up the role in January. He has been the head of Engine Shed, the Bristol innovation hub and home to SETsquared Bristol,...
Bristol craft brewery and pub chain Butcombe has become the latest hospitality and catering business in the city to join the war on waste food by partnering with the Too Good To Go app. Butcombe is to offer the service initially at eight of its pubs, including the Whitmore...
Spherics, the Bristol start-up enabling businesses to understand their carbon footprint, has appointed Marina Traversari as its chief operating officer. Spherics uses cloud-based carbon accounting software to support making net zero a reality. The software measures the carbon footprint of companies and their supply chains to better identify opportunities to...
The world’s biggest games charity event – and brainchild of Bristol-based gaming company The Yogscast – has returned for its 10th anniversary to raise vital funds for Bristol Children’s Hospital dedicated charity The Grand Appeal. Each year Jingle Jam raises millions for charities around the globe through its Games...
Three pioneering Bristol tech firms are hoping to secure vital funding after taking part in a high-profile online investment showcase staged by globally acclaimed business incubator SETsquared. Airway Medical, Emm Technology and Neuronostics were among 16 SETsquared-backed ventures that took the mic and pitched for the investment at the...
A Bristol tech-based security firm that helps businesses disrupt human trafficking, organised crime and cyber attacks, has received a £5m investment to fund further growth. Clue’s cloud-based investigation case management and intelligence SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform is already used by police, governments and the private, sport and not-for-profit sectors around...
The private equity team at regional law firm Foot Anstey has advised legal tech specialist Access UK on its fourth acquisition this year – the latest being the takeover of Legal Bricks, which provides property-related services to the sector. Launched in 2017, West Midlands-based Legal Bricks delivers a customised...
Numan, the fast-growing online male health clinic, has become the 10th large business this year to deploy cutting-edge specialist software developed by Bristol-based health tech firm Invatech. Numan was founded in 2019 with a mission to help men take action when it comes to their health and wellbeing. It...
Bristol has developed Europe’s most exciting ‘deep tech’ ecosystem where innovators can accelerate ground-breaking ideas in areas as diverse as AI, synthetic biology, nano technologies and quantum computing, guests at the opening of the city’s new Science Creates centre were told. The incubator in Old Market is already becoming...
Business people with strong networking experience and the credibility to champion the region are being sought by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to join its business board. The LEP is looking to appoint new board members to help shape a brighter, greener future for the West...
A Bristol-based tech firm has secured a £150,000 investment to help it scale up its innovative method of capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics before they can pollute the world’s oceans. Called Matter, the firm was founded in 2017 by former Dyson engineer and keen scuba diver Adam Root, pictured. ...
